MALI
The census team estimates that there might be fewer than 253 savanna elephants remaining in the study site. Without intervention, this small population could go extinct.
BURKINA FASO, BENIN, NIGER
Since 2003, the savanna elephant population in the W-Arly-Pendjari park complex has doubled to an estimated 8,911 individuals.
CHAD
After significant declines, the savanna elephant population in Zakouma National Park has been stable since 2010. However, elephant numbers in the Binder-Léré Faunal Reserve have declined by 44 percent over a four-year period. The census estimates a population of 743 savanna elephants in study sites in Chad.
CAMEROON
The census estimates that only 148 savanna elephants remain in the northern Cameroon study site. Without intervention, this rapidly declining population could go extinct.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Since 2010, study sites in the northeast corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo experienced the second fastest population declines (behind Mozambique) of any country. The census estimates that 1,959 savanna elephants remain in the region.
UGANDA
The census estimates that a population of 4,864 savanna elephants exists in study sites in Uganda, a significant improvement over the estimated 800 elephants that resided in the country during the height of poaching in the 1970s and 1980s.
KENYA
The country has a relatively stable elephant population, and the census estimates that there are 25,959 savanna elephants in study sites in the country.
ANGOLA
The census estimates that there are 3,395 savanna elephants in study sites in southeast Angola. Savanna elephant populations in the Luengue-Luiana National Park have declined by 22 percent since 2005.
ZAMBIA
The census recorded significant savanna elephant-population declines for study sites along the Zambezi and Kwando Rivers. However, larger populations elsewhere in Zambia had stable populations, with an estimated total of 21,758 elephants in study sites in the country.
TANZANIA
The census estimates that there are 42,871 savanna elephants in several study sites in Tanzania. Savanna elephant populations in the country have rapidly declined by 60 percent in the last five years.
MALAWI
The census estimates that there are 817 elephants in study sites in Malawi.
BOTSWANA
The census estimates that there are 130,451 savanna elephants in study sites in Botswana. In recent years, elephant populations in Botswana decreased slightly.
ZIMBABWE
The census estimates a population of 82,304 savanna elephants in study sites in Zimbabwe. Since 2005, populations have declined by 11 percent. Northwestern Zimbabwe experienced a decline of 74 percent.
MOZAMBIQUE
The savanna elephant population in Mozambique rapidly declined by 53 percent in five years. The census estimates that there are 9,605 savanna elephants in surveyed study sites.
SOUTH AFRICA
The country currently boasts an increasing savanna elephant population, with an estimated 17,433 elephants in study sites.
